19791106031819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 2105 · Mansfield, OH · November 6, 1979

Date
November 6, 1979 · 13:39 local
Place
Mansfield, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8173Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEI06
Reported as
Cessna 2105
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
745 total165 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit due to fuel starvation from right fuel tank. Pilot failed to switch to left tank which contained fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FROM RIGHT FUEL TANK. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH TO LEFT TANK WHICH CONTAINED FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.